Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton: Ministers preparing to back London airports expansion Transport and infrastructure The government is preparing to approve major expansion plans at three London airports, according to reports. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is poised to announce her support for additional runways at Heathrow and Gatwick, and a bid by London Luton to significantly increase passenger capacity, in a speech later this month, according to Bloomberg. Reeves’ speech has [...]
Fog causes disruption at Gatwick on airport’s busiest day of the holiday period Transport and infrastructure Disruption caused by thick fog is expected to continue at Gatwick on Sunday, the airport’s busiest day of the holiday period.
Heathrow to invest £2.3bn as Ardian and Saudis take stake Transport and infrastructure Heathrow's investment is an uplift from prior forecasts of around £244m and will be used for upgrades across all its terminals.
Ministers push back decision on Luton Airport expansion for third time December 17, 2024 Luton Airport wants to increase passenger capacity from 18m to 32m per year through a £2.4bn expansion project.
Heathrow: Fresh ‘kiss and fly’ charge hike slammed as ‘blatant raid’ December 11, 2024 Heathrow intends to raise per-passenger charges from £5 to £6 in January next year, a move which follows previous hikes in 2024.
Heathrow Airport to cap off year in record style December 11, 2024 Heathrow said it served 6.5m passengers in November and on Wednesday forecast December would also be a record breaker.
Regulator calls for air traffic control reform after Gatwick and Heathrow meltdown November 14, 2024 A report following the disastrous NATS air traffic control meltdown last year, has issued a series of recommendations, including possible legislation to prevent it reoccurring. The Civil Aviation Authority released its long-awaited review of the events of 28 August last year, which saw untold chaos with hundreds of thousands of Bank Holiday getaways ruined. Prepared [...]
Heathrow Airport: Passengers reach record high on summer boom October 23, 2024 Heathrow Airport smashed through its record-breaking 30m passenger target over the summer. It welcomed 30.7m between June and September, a record for the group. The figures brought the total number of passengers over the first nine months of the year to 63.1m, compared to 59.4m in 2023 – a record. The busiest day(s) in the [...]
Vertical Aerospace: Battersea to Heathrow in 10 minutes? October 9, 2024 Imagine a future where a taxi from Central London to Heathrow took little more than 10 minutes? That's the goal of Bristol-based Vertical Aerospace.
Visitors to the UK will need to pay £10 to change at Heathrow from next year: Here’s what you need to know September 12, 2024 From next year, all visa-exempt passengers travelling to the UK, or through airports such as London Heathrow, will have to pay a £10 charge and wait up to three days for a permit, as the government significantly expands the scope of a new scheme. It was announced on Tuesday that the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) [...]